Allies Lower Sights in Afghanistan

Last week Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United States Said T. Jawad lashed out at the "defeatist and reductionist" western governments. Today, those governments continued a series of statements suggesting that, as the situation in Afghanistan continues to worsen,...

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France Summons Israeli Ambassador Over Convoy Attack

The French Foreign Ministry summoned Israeli ambassador Daniel Shek today over an incident in which a convoy of French diplomats, including the nation's consul general were blocked from crossing the Gaza border for over six hours and shot at by Israeli troops. The...

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Israel, Hamas Both Mull France-Backed Gaza Truce

Israeli ministers say they will consider a proposed 48-hour ceasefire offered by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner. The ceasefire is designed to allow time for humanitarian aid to be delivered to the struggling civilians in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense...

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French Anti-Tank Missiles Abandoned in Taliban Clash

A French unit was surrounded last weekend in Kapisa Province Afghanistan and had to withdraw from the field, leaving behind two anti-tank Milan missiles and a launcher. Journalists say no French soldiers were hurt in the clash, but “all 14 Taliban insurgents were...

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